Vancouver dining

1789 Restaurant & Lounge Now Open

August 18, 2013
Sometimes the address is the smartest way to go ...

1789 It’s official! The space formerly known as Samson’s Squeeze is now open, as 1789 Restaurant & Lounge. When it comes to naming your restaurant,  just picking the right number can be the simplest solution. After all the kerfuffle surrounding the choice of name, owners Daryle Nagata and Paul Puratich opted for the obvious, calling […]

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West End’s Celebrated Delilah’s (almost) Re-emerges as Café Delilah. But Now Will Not.

August 5, 2013
"Unforeseen and challenging circumstances" mean that "Delilah

UPDATE: This from the restaurant’s Facebook page… Due to unforeseen and challenging circumstances, the owners of this restaurant’s Facebook page, Daryle Nagata and Paul Puratich, will be shutting down this account and its associated Twitter and Instagram feeds as of 8pm on August 1. The business partners will open their restaurant in the same location, […]

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Chicha Brings Vibrant, Modern Peruvian Cuisine to Vancouver

July 12, 2013
A Chicha highlight: quinoa salad with red onion, mango and avocado plus jalapeño and Haucatay dressing

Chicha: tasty, healthy and novel plates Chicha, 136 East Broadway, between Quebec and Main, 604-620-3693. Open for dinner nightly; for lunch maybe in the fall.   Even after more than a few years in this business, I never fail to be impressed when people hit the ground running. When I bumped into chef Shelome Bouvette, […]

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Time Estate Winery Unveiled by BC Wine Pioneer Harry McWatters (Video)

June 9, 2013
Time Estate Winery founder Harry McWatters with architect

Time Estate founder Harry McWatters   I never thought I’d use Harry McWatters’ name in the same sentence as Jim Croce’s.  But there I was, walking home from the official launch of the BC pioneer’s new winery, Time Estate Winery, quietly humming to myself Time in a Bottle! Harry and I have shared more than […]

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Chef Hamid Salimian bids farewell to Diva at the Met

May 17, 2013
Chaf Hamid Salimian: on the move TP photo

It’s been only a matter of weeks since we were raving about Chef Hamid Salimian and his remarkable Persian inspired tasting menu at Diva at the Met. But Chef Hamid is on the move.  June 4th, 2013, will be his last day at Diva before he leaves to take up teaching in Culinary Arts at Vancouver Community College. When […]

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5 Reasons Why, Even in the Rain, this Cactus will Soon be Flourishing

May 7, 2013
Cactus Club Coal Harbour Vancouver Sea to Sky Terrace: It

Last night we dropped by Cactus Club Coal Harbour to check it out on what more than passed for a spectacular Summer’s afternoon. Here’s what we found, inside looking out from that “giant dormer” mentioned further on … Essentially, at the the push of a button, the entire wall of windows slides aside to bring […]

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Umberto Menghi to Close Celebrated Il Giardino After 37 Years

April 2, 2013
Il Giardino

UPDATED, April 2: If you couldn’t get into Il Giardino before it closes (and even if you could), here’s a great way to say ‘Thank You’ to Umberto for all he’s done for Vancouver over the years. BC’s Les Dames d’Escoffier have truly put together an amazing line-up at Four Seasons. Plus, rumours are there’ll be a […]

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Bella Gelateria’s James Coleridge Named an Ace Bakery Artisan

March 30, 2013
No half measures in James Coleridge

Bella Gelateria’s James Coleridge We’re big fans of Bella Gelateria. In part it’s because we never know what the extraordinarily talented James Coleridge will get up to next. Another reason: if you walk by his always-busy storefront at the corner of Vancouver’s Burrard and Cordova, no matter what time of day it is, chances are he’ll be there, working at […]

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Diva at the Met Chef Hamid Salimian Redefines the Tasting Menu

March 24, 2013
A small but seriously addictive "snack", crispy chicken skin, TP Photo

I’m feeling just a tad guilty because I’ve spent the last few days thinking about chef Hamid Salimian’s amazing Persian-inspired tasting menu that he rolled out for us the other evening. Guilty, because the timeline for this menu is short. It runs only until March 29th, when it will be retired for another year. I […]

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From Tapas to Tostadas: Vancouver’s The Mexican Trips the Right Fandango

February 15, 2013
The Mexican partners Roger Creixams, chef Ana Vander and Claudia Roma, TP photo

Something about the shifting scene of the restaurant business intrigues me. And, believe me, it is always shifting. Restaurants come and go, and usually their owners go with them—although sometimes owner and surroundings stay put, and the change comes from within. Case in point: Angus An, who turned Gastropod into Maenam, on a dime, so […]

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